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Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 11.2.4.6

Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 11.2.4.6

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11.2.4.6

prāṇa evānnādaḥ prāṇena hīdamannamadyata udāna evānnaprada udānena hīdamannam pradīyate sa yo haitāvannādaṃ cānnapradaṃ ca darśapūrṇamāsau vedānnādo haiva bhavati pra hāsmā annādyaṃ dīyate

The out (and in)-breathing (the mouth) is the eater of food, for by means of the out (and in)-breathing this food is eaten; and the up-breathing is the giver of food, for by the up-breathing this food is given to him.

Julius Eggeling 1882, The Satapatha-Brahmana according to the Text of the Mâdhyandina School (SBE 12, 26, 41, 43, 44)

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